対象

• 読み: たいしょう
• ローマ字: taishou
• 漢字の分解: 対 (tai) — opposite, facing; 象 (shou) — image, phenomenon
• 発音: /ta.i.ɕo.ɯ/

意味

Target; object of study or focus; subject of coverage or taxation.

A noun used to specify who or what something is directed at or applies to. Very common in official announcements, regulations, and academic contexts. Often followed by になる (to become a target) or として (as a subject of).

例文

1. この割引は学生が対象です。
2. 調査の対象は二十代の女性だった。
3. 子供を対象にしたイベントが開かれる。

使い方ガイド

場面: official announcements, research, regulations

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 対 (opposite, facing) and 象 (elephant, image, phenomenon). Originally from Chinese, where it meant 'to face an image,' evolving to mean the object one faces or deals with.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal